Don't get short with me! Xtra by CaptnBacon

Format: Commander

Commander: Thorin, King of Durin's Folk

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This deck is a synergistic Boros Dwarf Tribal and Treasure aggro strategy commanded by Thorin, King of Durin's Folk. The primary game plan focuses on curving out low-cost Dwarves during the early turns to establish a broad creature presence. Deploying Thorin on Turn 4 immediately initiates a compounding artifact token engine, creating Treasures whenever Dwarves enter and granting all other Dwarves +1/+0 for every artifact token controlled. The deck rapidly reaches critical onset by Turn 5, generating large volumes of Treasures through combat and ETB triggers to inflate creature power to lethal levels. Synergistic payoffs like Magda, Brazen Outlaw, Academy Manufactor, and Reyav, Master Smith multiply token production and double strike damage, while instant-speed protection like Boros Charm and Dawn's Truce preserves the board against removal. The deck consistently closes games by Turn 7 through overwhelming wide combat swings.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Manufactor
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 An Unexpected Party // At the Door
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Andúril, Narsil Reforged
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bearded Axe
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bifur, Melodic Rider
  • 1 Bilbo's Ring
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bloodforged Battle-Axe
  • 1 Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Bruenor Battlehammer
  • 1 Cadric, Soul Kindler
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Diamond Pick-Axe
  • 1 Dolmen Gate
  • 1 Dragon-Cursed Halls
  • 1 Dwalin, Weaponmaster
  • 1 Dwarven Mine
  • 1 Dwarven Recruiter
  • 1 Dáin Ironfoot
  • 1 Dáin of the Ancient Halls
  • 1 Dáin's Company
  • 1 Embercleave
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Folk Hero
  • 1 Fíli and Kíli, Joyous
  • 1 Fíli the Pathfinder
  • 1 Gimli of the Glittering Caves
  • 1 Giott, King of the Dwarves
  • 1 Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
  • 1 Great Furnace
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Hammers of Moradin
  • 1 Hellkite Tyrant
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Inventory Management
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 1 Koll, the Forgemaster
  • 1 Kíli the Resourceful
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Magda, Brazen Outlaw
  • 1 Mana Echoes
  • 1 Master Warcraft
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mines of Moria
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Ori, Plate Stacker
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reyav, Master Smith
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Smaug the Magnificent
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Lonely Mountain
  • 1 The Misty Mountains Cold
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 There and Back Again
  • 1 Thorin, King of Durin's Folk
  • 1 Thorin, Mountain-king
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Xorn